ABERDEEN School of Pharmacy, The Robert Gordon University, Schoolhill, Aberdeen AB10 1FR
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The school, which is situated in the centre of the attractive city of Aberdeen, offers two four-year full-time honours undergraduate courses, namely an MPharm and a BSc in pharmaceutical sciences. The MPharm course is taught almost entirely within the school which for teaching purposes is administered as two integrated sections, namely pharmaceutical sciences and clinical and professional sciences (CPS). The pharmaceutical sciences section ensures that the science base is provided and is subsequently developed throughout the course. Pharmacology, clinical and pharmacy practice related material is taught by CPS staff from the first year onwards. Visiting practitioners from community, hospital and industrial pharmacy, together with teacher-practitioners, are involved with the teaching, thereby enhancing the quality and clinical perspective of the undergraduate course. All final year students undertake an honours project. A pharmaceutical care centre within the school, comprising a drug information centre, a mock pharmacy, a GP surgery with 10,000 sets of case notes, a near-patient testing facility, counselling areas and a large teaching laboratory, has been developed and will be available for teaching from the start of the 1999-2000 session. This new facility will be used extensively by undergraduate and postgraduate students. The school has links with overseas universities and is involved in collaboration with European, African and Asian universities. Its links with the World Health Organisation are unique in that it is designated WHO collaborating centre for pharmaceutical care and curriculum development. The Scottish national specialist in clinical pharmacy practice is based in the school. The school has two distance learning-based postgraduate diplomas linked to MSc degrees. One is in clinical pharmacy, the other in prescribing science. The school carries out laboratory and practice based research in many areas of medical and pharmaceutical interest. Facilities are available for postgraduate studies leading to Master of Philosophy and Doctor of Philosophy degrees. Accommodation is available in halls of residence, self-catering flats and approved lodgings.
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